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Biographical Note

Cheryll Y. Greene was the daughter of banker Richard T. Greene and Virginia Greene. She was a scholar of history, arts and culture, women and social justice issues. She was the executive editor of Essence magazine, where she used the fashion magazine as a platform to publish incisive and revolutionary work about the black diaspora between 1979-1985. She was also the managing editor of SOULS, the journal of the Institute for Research in African American Studies (IRAAS) at Columbia University and played leadership roles in major projects on Malcolm X and his times. She held the position of managing editor of the Malcolm X Project at IRAAS, and collaborated with Dr. Manning Marable in developing and conducting oral history interviews with associates of Malcolm X.

Cheryll Y. Greene was the daughter of banker Richard T. Greene and Virginia Greene. She was a scholar of history, arts and culture, women and social justice issues. She was the executive editor of Essence magazine, where she used the fashion magazine as a platform to publish incisive and revolutionary work about the black diaspora between 1979-1985. She was also the managing editor of SOULS, the journal of the Institute for Research in African American Studies (IRAAS) at Columbia University and played leadership roles in major projects on Malcolm X and his times. She held the position of managing editor of the Malcolm X Project at IRAAS, and collaborated with Dr. Manning Marable in developing and conducting oral history interviews with associates of Malcolm X.

Scope and Content Note

The collection contains the papers of African American editor, writer, and scholar Cheryll Y. Greene. The papers include printed material, correspondence, subject files, writings, audiovisual material, and born digital material.